BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR A TRANSPORT VEHICLE

• US 20130311213A1
• Filed: 05/01/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lorquon Holdings Pty., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lorquon Holdings Pty., Ltd.
• Inventors: SCHMIDT, John W.
• Application Number:
  US13/874,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20130311213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/126 of turn-buttons
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/385 with rolling means trunks with built-in rolling means A45C5/14
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/42 Devices for identifying luggage; Means for attaching same
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 5/14 with built-in rolling means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A baggage handling process for a transport vehicle, including the steps of generating a booking for a passenger for said transport vehicle; and issuing the passenger with a container for his or her baggage, wherein the container is of a predetermined size and shape.

Claims

1. A baggage handling process for a transport vehicle, including the steps of:

(a) generating a booking for a passenger for said transport vehicle; and

(b) issuing the passenger with a container for his or her baggage, wherein the container is of a predetermined size and shape.

2. The process claimed in claim 1, including the step of generating an identifier for the container, the identifier being associated with the passenger.

3. The process claimed in claim 2, securing the identifier to the container.

4. The process claimed in claim 2, including the steps of:

(c) receiving said container from the passenger including his or her baggage stored therein; and

(d) storing the container in the transport vehicle

5. The process claimed in claim 2, including the step of generating data representing a position inside the transport vehicle for storing the container.

6. The process claimed in claim 1, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage is secured inside the container by a temper evident security device.

7. The process claimed in claim 1, wherein the identifier is a bar code.

8. The process claimed in claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle is an aeroplane.

9. The process claimed in claim 1, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage includes all of his or her travel items that are not necessary to board the transport vehicle.

14. The system claimed in claim 1, including the step of generating data representing a position inside the transport vehicle for storing the container.

17. The system claimed in claim 1, wherein the transport vehicle is an aeroplane.

10. A baggage handling system for a transport vehicle, said system for performing the steps of:

(a) generating a booking for a passenger for said transport vehicle;

(b) generating an identifier for a container, the identifier being associated with the passenger;

(c) issuing the passenger with the container for his or her baggage;

wherein the container is of a predetermined size and shape.

11. The system claimed in claim 10, including the step of generating an identifier for the container, the identifier being associated with the passenger.

12. The system claimed in claim 11, securing the identifier to the container.

13. The system claimed in claim 11, including the steps of:

(c) receiving said container from the passenger including his or her baggage stored therein; and

(d) storing the container in the transport vehicle

15. The system claimed in claim 10, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage is secured inside the container by a temper evident security device.

16. The system claimed in claim 10, wherein the identifier is a bar code.

18. The system claimed in claim 10, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage includes all of his or her travel items that are not necessary to board the transport vehicle.

19. A computer program for handling baggage for a transport vehicle, said program for performing the steps of:

(a) generating a booking for a passenger for said transport vehicle;

(b) generating an identifier for a container, the identifier being associated with the passenger;

(c) issuing the passenger with the container for his or her baggage;

wherein the container is of a predetermined size and shape.

20. The program claimed in claim 19, including the step of generating an identifier for the container, the identifier being associated with the passenger.

21. The program claimed in claim 20, securing the identifier to the container.

22. The program claimed in claim 20, including the steps of:

(c) receiving said container from the passenger including his or her baggage stored therein; and

(d) storing the container in the transport vehicle.

23. The program claimed in claim 20, including the step of generating data representing a position inside the transport vehicle for storing the container.

24. The program claimed in claim 20, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage is secured inside the container by a temper evident security device.

25. The program claimed in claim 20, wherein the identifier is a bar code.

26. The program claimed in claim 20, wherein the transport vehicle is an aeroplane.

27. The program claimed in claim 20, wherein the passenger'"'"'s baggage includes all of his or her travel items that are not necessary to board the transport vehicle.

28. A computer readable data storage medium, including stored thereon, the computer program claimed in claim 19.

29-44. -44. (canceled)